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Sophie Church

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Equality and Human Rights Commission Labour Nottingham East Supreme Court The Equality Act

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Labour ORG · 5× Whittome PERSON · 4× Equality and Human Rights Commission ORG · 2× Nadia Whittome PERSON · 2× Nottingham East GPE · 2× Supreme Court ORG · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Julia Georgiou PERSON · 1× Parliament ORG · 1× the Socialist Campaign Group ORG · 1×

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Nadia Whittome, the Labour MP for Nottingham East, called on Monday for a ‘change in the law’ to enable trans people to use single-sex spaces Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance on single-sex spaces states that toilets and changing rooms should be used based on a person’s sex at birth The Labour MP, a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, said at the time the guidance ‘ushers in an era of enforced segregation for trans people, the policing of which will be outsourced to service providers, including businesses, charities and public bodies’.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15

🔮 Nadia Whittome, the Labour MP for Nottingham East, called on Monday for a ‘change in the law’ to enable trans people to use single-sex spaces Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance on single-sex spaces states that toilets and changing rooms should be used based on a person’s sex at birth The Labour MP, a member of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, said at the time the guidance ‘ushers in an era of enforced segregation for trans people, the policing of which will be outsourced to service providers, including businesses, charities and public bodies’.

2026-09-15 · Daily Mail

Take hammer to Equality Act to protect trans people, says Labour MP · assertive framing

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The Equality Act should be overhauled to ensure trans people are protected, a Labour MP has claimed. asserted

MP → see → Source

In a bold intervention, Nadia Whittome, the Labour MP for Nottingham East, called on Monday for a ‘change in the law’ to enable trans people to use single-sex spaces. asserted

Whittome → call → spaces

Speaking at the annual meeting of trade unions, the hard-Left Labour MP said: ‘What we need is a change in the law so that the law properly protects the rights, privacy, and inclusion of trans people. asserted

law → speak → people

‘That means amending the Equality Act as well as other pieces of legislation.’ asserted

That → mean → legislation

Ms Whittome previously led a push in Parliament to disavow official Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance on single-sex spaces, which state that toilets and changing rooms should be used based on a person’s sex at birth. asserted

toilets → lead → birth

This followed the Supreme Court ruling in April that sex is biological. asserted

sex → follow → April

which → call → businesses

But Ms Whittome revealed on Monday that she has been ‘working with trans-led organisations to decide a unified position’ on altering the Equality Act, and of finding ‘the best way that we might go about that’. uncertain

we → reveal → that

She said: ‘I do understand why some people are – and I was always previously – very reluctant to go near the Equality Act because that opens up a can of worms.’ But despite these concerns, Ms Whittome said: ‘I think unfortunately because of the Supreme Court judgment, this is now in my view – I'd be definitely interested if people disagree – the only way that this can go.’ asserted

this → say → view

Agreeing with Ms Whittome, Julia Georgiou, the general secretary of the National House Building Council Staff Association said: ‘The EHRC are already moving on to the workplace regs. asserted

EHRC → agree → regs

We know this is going to come here, and the only way to get out of that is to simply change the law. asserted

way → know → law

She added: ‘The Equalities Act was written before 2010. asserted

Act → add → 2010

Obviously, it was passed as an Act in 2010. asserted

it → pass → 2010

‘Imagine what's happened in 16 years. asserted

what → imagine → years

Trying to remember what's happened in 16 years. asserted

what → try → years

The Gender Recognition Act is 22 years old, and they need updating.’ asserted

they → need → updating

The Conservatives have pledged to amend the Equality Act to define sex as biological, while Reform UK has vowed to scrap the legislation altogether. asserted

UK → pledge → legislation

Take hammer to Equality Act to protect trans people, says Labour MP

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